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About the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme
Are you, or does your business have, a woman in a key decision-making role?
Our Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme, supported by Women in Business NI, is looking for Northern Ireland’s most innovative and ambitious woman-led start-ups and established micro, small, and medium enterprises to take part in a competition to receive up to £30,000 in funding.
Designed to help businesses increase employment, innovate processes, and sell outside Northern Ireland, participants on the programme will be able to build valuable connections with other like-minded businesswomen.
How can my business benefit from the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme?
Participants in the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme can receive up to £30,000 in financial support.
This support is broken down as follows:
- £10,000 towards new employment within the business
- £10,000 towards business development in relation to market, product, or skills development
- £10,000 on the completion of an Export Health Check, Export Marketing Plan, Innovate NI Self-Assessment, and participation in a series of Leadership Development workshops
Who can apply for the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme?
The Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme is open to all businesses in Northern Ireland who meet the eligibility criteria.
Who is eligible for the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme?
The programme is designed for businesses with:
- A suitable product or service for selling outside Northern Ireland
- The potential to increase new employment within the business
- The ability to demonstrate the need for government support
- Annual turnover under £1m or sales outside Northern Ireland less than £300,000
How to apply?
The application window for Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women will open on Wednesday 9 October at 9:00.
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Hear how the Ambition to Grow | Supporting Women programme helped Green Fingers Family grow their business.
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